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October 27, 2011

A better shock absorber from T-Shox

Former factory driver Andreas Myrberg from Sweden has gotten in touch to tell us about his new product & distribution venture called AME. Under that company T-Shox is a new brand which focuses on shocks and accessories for shocks, with their first product aiming to reinvent the traditional shock absorber. The first release will be for the 1/10 touring class and the prototypes will make their race debut at this weekend’s ETS season opener in Germany with both Andreas and test driver Freddy Südhoff running the new units. A unique design in that the shock shaft goes through the top and bottom of the shock, this configuration eliminates the need for a volume compensation bladder and ensures that the shaft is perfectly aligned in the shock body at all times, reducing wear and friction. The benefits, which early testing has confirmed, are more grip and steering yet giving the car a super smooth feel. You can view more photos and details on the company website here.

October 26, 2011

Yokomo extends Euro Touring Series sponsorship

With the 2011/12 Euro Touring Series set to get underway later this week in Germany the organisers of the world’s biggest r/c touring car championship are delighted to announce that Yokomo has extended their title sponsorship of the ETS for a second season. Coming onboard as title sponsor of the six round series in 2010, the Japanese company enjoyed a perfect first season as an ETS partner with their star driver Ronald Volker dominating the opening races en-route to beating the world class field of factory drivers to the overall championship title. In recognition of Yokomo’s extended support of the ETS the series will continue to be officially known as the ‘Yokomo Euro Touring Series’.

Continue reading the release here

October 26, 2011

Pre-WC in Bangkok postponed due to flooding

The organisers of the 2012 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Championships in Thailand have got in contact to inform competitors planning to attend the ‘Thailand Invitational’ Pre-WC race originally set for the 7th to 13th of November 2011 that it has been postponed until the 9th to 15th of January 2012 due to the serious flooding taking place in the country. While the RC Addict track is still not effected, there is an impending surge of water which could see competitors stranded in Bangkok which is something they don’t want to happen.

Read the full letter from the organiser here

October 26, 2011

Roche RC Tamiya HD diff cup joints

Roche RC have introduced new heavy duty differential cup joints for the Tamiya gear differential (Unit II) for TRF417 and TA05/06. The lightened cups are made from ultra hard steel material and given a special heat treatment for increased durability.

View the TA05 & TA06 joints here

October 26, 2011

Jovanovic domination of Australian Nationals

On Thursday after 3 days of practice the 1st qualifying rounds of 2011 Capricorn Australian National Championship were run and Peter Jovanovic took the TQ with the 1/10 Capricorn C-01, just missing out on 36 laps by one corner running out of fuel. In the 1/8th class Peter Jovanovic driving the Capricorn C-801 once again set a blistering 39 laps to also TQ. Then came the rains which made the conditions very tricky. The next round saw Peter Jovanovic go even faster with the 1/10 Capricorn Lab-C01 with 36 laps and Steven Jovanovic in 2nd. Peter Jovanovic holding TQ in 1/8 and Steven Jovanovic qualifying 4th.

Continue reading the report here

October 26, 2011

Michael Bruce & Austin Harrison win FSEARA Rd2

The Florida State Electric Auto Racing Association (FSEARA) hosted their 2nd race in their 7 race series in FL at Strickland RC Raceway. This track is famous for its tire wear and so tire strategy is the key to win and many racers conserve their limited control tires in qualifying. The new tires only last one qualifier, which mean you only have one chance to set your fastest time. Most racers end up saving the 2nd set of tires for the final and it helped create some fast & exciting final to watch at this event.

Continue reading the report here

October 26, 2011

Motonica P8F Club Race Kit

Motonica have introduced their P8F Club Race Kit, a further step towards a structured product offering for those approaching this hobby for the first time, allowing them to find in a single package everything they need to get the car complete. The kit includes the P8F, suspension-free 1:8 scale with four wheels drive chassis, a VOX Otto V1 Rally Tech engine with exhaust, a set of Motonica tires, a RX battery pack and finally an unpainted GT body shell.

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]

October 25, 2011

Serpent S411 option parts

Serpent have release a number of new option parts for the S411 touring car starting with these spring steel double joint cardan shafts with double cvd joint. To be used with a front spool, they reduce vibration, increase steering, and offer smoother operation due to less binding. Also new is a CVD shaft combo with spring-steel axle and hard anodised 7075-T6 aluminium shaft. Lighter than the full spring-steel version but more prone to bend or break in the event of a crash. There is a new belt tensioner with bearings, shims and hardware to be mounted to the top of the top deck. A LiPo battery holder in carbon helps keep the LiPo battery in place even during heavy crashes and it is used in combination with the original nylon parts to guide the glass tape through. Finally there is new lightweight machined aluminium steering shafts with hard anodizing, to replace the standard steel ones giving a weight saving of 70%.

View the other option parts here